Thursday, October 28, 2010

Monday, October 25, 2010

Beautiful Quotes regarding Women

Women are always beautiful. ~Ville Valo

The rarest thing in the world is a woman who is pleased with photographs of herself. ~Elizabeth Metcalf

Women really do rule the world. They just haven't figured it out yet. When they do, and they will, we're all in big big trouble. ~"Doctor Leon," drleons.com

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Why the Difference??

Shades of Difference addresses the widespread but little studied phenomenon of colorism—the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth according to skin tone. Examining the social and cultural significance of skin color in a broad range of societies and historical periods, this insightful collection looks at how skin color affects people's opportunities in Pakistan.

Is skin color bias distinct from racial bias? How does skin color preference relate to gender, given the association of lightness with desirability and beauty in women?